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• Cornice — • The uppermost division of the entablature, the representative of the roof, of an order, consisting of projecting mouldings and blocks, usually divisible into bed moulding, corona, and gutter Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Cornice… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Cornice — Cor nice (k?r n?s), n. [F. corniche, It. cornice, LL. coronix, cornix, fr. L. coronis a curved line, a flourish with the pen at the end of a book or chapter, Gr. ???; akin to L. corona crown. sEE {Crown}, and cf. {Coronis}.] (Arch.) Any… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cornice ring — Cornice Cor nice (k?r n?s), n. [F. corniche, It. cornice, LL. coronix, cornix, fr. L. coronis a curved line, a flourish with the pen at the end of a book or chapter, Gr. ???; akin to L. corona crown. sEE {Crown}, and cf. {Coronis}.] (Arch.) Any… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cornice — ► NOUN 1) an ornamental moulding round the wall of a room just below the ceiling. 2) a horizontal moulded projection crowning a building or structure. DERIVATIVES corniced adjective cornicing noun. ORIGIN Italian, perhaps from Latin cornix crow… …   English terms dictionary

• Cornice — Not to be confused with Corniche. This article is about the architectural feature. For the overhanging snow form, see Snow cornice. Cornice molding is generally any horizontal decorative molding that crowns any building or furniture element: the… …   Wikipedia

• cornice — /kawr nis/, n., v., corniced, cornicing. n. 1. Archit. a. any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes. b. the uppermost member of a… …   Universalium

• cornice — [ kɔ:nɪs] noun 1》 an ornamental moulding round the wall of a room just below the ceiling.     ↘a horizontal moulded projection crowning a building or structure, especially the uppermost member of the entablature of an order, surmounting the… …   English new terms dictionary

• cornice — /ˈkɔnəs / (say kawnuhs) noun 1. Architecture a. a horizontal moulded projection which crowns or finishes a wall, building, etc. b. the uppermost division of an entablature, resting on the frieze. 2. an overhanging crest of snow. 3. the moulding… …  

• cornice — n. 1 Archit. a an ornamental moulding round the wall of a room just below the ceiling. b a horizontal moulded projection crowning a building or structure, esp. the uppermost member of the entablature of an order, surmounting the frieze. 2… …   Useful english dictionary

• cornice —    The projecting upper section of an entablature. Also any crowning projection …   Glossary of Art Terms

• Cornice — ♦ Horizontal moulded projection uppermost on a wall fireplace, etc. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 411) …   Medieval glossary